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• The giveaway will begin on Friday November 1 and end on Friday November 22 at 11:59 PM. 
• It is open internationally. 
• The prize will be one $15 Starbucks gift card and one $100 Sephora gift card.  Both gift cards will go to one winner. The gift cards will be purchased in store and sent to the winner in a padded envelope with tracking. 

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Jack O' Lantern Nail Art

Hi there, I'm Ishah from Ishah x Beauty :)

I am happy to be able to do a guest post for Jeanie and I hope you enjoy what I have for you!

As Halloween is coming up, I wanted to try out some fun and easy nail art and the first thing that popped into my mind was Jack O' Lantern Nails! So here is my attempt at putting the Halloween Pumpkin on my tips :) I used 2 coats of L'Oreal Boozy Brunch and a black nail art polish to draw the faces in. You don't have to get everything perfect, since you're trying to emulate the carved pumpkin and I know mine sure don't ever come out perfect :p Finish with a coat of top coat, but make sure you wait  for the faces to dry a bit so you don't end up smearing them.

It's easy, fun and perfectly screams Halloween! The only pumpkin I could find was a blue one (my two boys have a blue obsession) but you get the idea...

I'm already super excited for Halloween, although I haven't decided on a costume yet. But all the awesome nail art and makeup looks make the lead up to October 31st so much fun.

Ishah x Beauty

Thank you so much Ishah for the guest post!  Halloween is one of my favorite holidays!  You did a great job. Please show Ishah some love by leaving a comment below.  I will be back to blogging soon and I still have a few more guest posts I will show you in between my blog posts.  Thanks for your patience! xoxo Jeanie

Press Release - China Glaze Happy HoliGlaze Collection

MAKE THE SEASON MAGICAL WITH CHINA GLAZE®

CHINA GLAZE® CELEBRATES WITH NEW HOLIDAY COLLECTION

Reindeers won’t be the only ones lighting up the night sky this holiday season. China Glaze® launches Happy HoliGlaze, a party-perfect collection sure to get the celebrations started off right. These twist-on-traditional shades and gift sets make perfect party favors, stocking stuffers and gifts (shhh, we won’t tell if the gift is for yourself!).

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection features 12 new polishes and one color traveling top coat.  

Click on the READ MORE link to see the individual colors and learn about the gift sets available.

• There’s Snow One Like You: Limited edition white Texture with matte glitter

• Elfin’ Around: Red rust with an aluminum-like mirror finish

• Just Be-Claws: Red with an aluminum-like mirror finish

• Santa Red My List: Pink/red with an aluminum-like mirror finish

• Put A Bow On It: Magenta glitter

• Be Merry, Be Bright: Multi-magenta purple glitter

• All Wrapped Up: Midnight purple and blue glitter

• Your Present Required: Multi-sized and multi-colored glitter

• So Blue Without You: Blue with an aluminum-like mirror finish

• Bells Will Be Blinging: Blue and gold multi-colored glitter

• Mingle With Kringle: Fierce gold with aluminum-like mirror finish

• This is Tree-mendous: Green with fine gold glitter

• Travel In Colour: Iridescent travel effect top coat

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection also features 10 seasonally-inspired gifts.  Gift sets include:

• Be Merry: Mini bottles of Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List, Put A Bow On It and Be Merry, Be Bright (MSRP: $20.00)
• Be Bright: Mini bottles of Your Present Required, Bells Will Be Blinging, Mingle with Kringle and Be Merry, Be Bright, (MSRP: $20.00)
• Touch of Twinkle: Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List and Be Merry, Be Bright (MSRP: $15.00)
• Dash of Dazzle: Mingle With Kringle, Bells Will Be Blinging and So Blue Without You (MSRP: $15.00)
• Oh, Joy!: Just Be-Claws, Santa Red My List, Your Present Required, and So Blue Without You with a “Joy” necklace (MSRP: $30.00)
• Good Spirits: Bells Will Be Blinging, Mingle With Kringle and a blue frosted shot glass (MSRP: $15.00)
• Sparkle All the Way: Your Present Required, Be Merry, Be Bright, Just Be-Claws, and a purple compact mirror (MSRP: $22.50)
• Get Carried Away: Santa Red My List, Your Present Required, So Blue Without You and a silver change purse (MSRP: $22.50)
• Snow Buddy: There’s Snow One Like You, Be Merry, Be Bright, Elfin’ Around and a plush polar bear (MSRP: $22.50)
• Holiday Travels: 18 mini bottles of Travel In Colour in a 12 pc. bucket (MSRP: $117.00)

The China Glaze® Happy HoliGlaze collection will be available in November 2013 at fine salons and beauty supply stores nationwide. Individual shades have an SRP of $7.50. The collection will be available in 24- and 36-piece counter displays, a 36-piece rack and 36-piece prepack in addition to the gift sets.

China Glaze® is free of DBP, toluene, and added formaldehyde.

China Glaze® nail lacquers are available through salons and professional beauty supply stores nationwide. For more information, please visit www.chinaglaze.com or follow China Glaze on Facebook (@ChinaGlaze), Twitter (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Instagram (@ChinaGlazeOfficial), Pinterest (pinterest.com/chinaglaze) and YouTube (youtube.com/chinaglazeofficial).

China Glaze® is a division of American International Industries.

*Press Release

Extend-A-Mani by Sheila at Pointless Cafe

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Hi everyone! If you don't know me already, I'm Sheila from Pointless Cafe...pinch-hitting for Jeanie today!

My Extend-A-Mani posts have been popular so I thought I'd show you guys my latest one. Being the lazy sort (I could have said "busy woman on the go," but we all know I'm just lazy sometimes LOL) I frequently do simple nail art to extend my current manicure.

I was wearing Nails Inc. Tate, which is a luscious blue-based red...

Okay FINE. I was wearing Nails Inc. Tate AND enjoying a yummy cupcake. I wear this one so frequently that I didn't get any other photos of it so you'll just have to look at the cupcake. *evilgrin* The tip wear isn't bad at all on my left hand, but it's a little worse on the right, so it was time to extend it.

I used Zoya Flynn and Milani Black Swift (my go-to black creme) for this one.

Using the polish brush I just swiped free-handed swaths of each one diagonally and then with a striping brush I added the extra black stripe. One coat of Poshe top coat and I was good to go! Covers the tip wear, doesn't subject my hands to any more acetone than necessary and it's a good way for me to practice little easy nail art techniques. As you can see in the close-up, it's not perfect, but at arm's length it's fantastic.

What do you think? Will you try this one? Works with any colors!

Thanks to Jeanie for allowing me to do a guest post for you guys! Have a FABULOUS WEEK!

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Thank you so much Sheila for helping me through some difficult times and getting back to blogging.  Keep your eyes open for more guest posts from some of my other blogger friends!  Hope you enjoy them and please show some love and leave a comment!